Smooth Sea and a Fighting Chance: The Story of the Sinking of Titanic

by Steven Otfinoski

Overview

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the sinking of the Titanic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491484531
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	Tangled History Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Steven Otfinoski has written more than 150 books for young readers. Three of his nonfiction books have been chosen Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library. Steve is also a playwright and has his own theater company that brings one-person plays about American history to schools. Steve lives in Connecticut with his wife, who is a teacher. They have two children, two dogs, and a cat.

Table of Contents

"We've struck an iceberg" — "Women and children first" — "He is a brave man..." — "Come as quickly as possible, old man. . ." — "Now it's every man for himself" — "We have a smooth sea and a fighting chance" — "Where's daddy?"

Interviews

Multiple storylines meet Common Core standards for analyzing multiple accounts of an event Meets Common Core demand for narrative nonfiction  Great for lovers of the popular You Choose series, which has sold more than 1 million copies.